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this treaty, united nation's treaty. it does nothing -- doesn't change any existing law, doesn't give it any authority at all in the united states. it doesn't make any new laws in the united states. all the treaty says get this it encourages other nations to give staled people the same rights that they enjoy in the united states. they enjoy in the united states under the americans with disabilities acts with 1990, which bob dole championed and george h.w. bush signed into law. it's a great law that has helped millions of americans: 154 countries, other nations have endorsed this and saying disabled people should have same rights other americans enjoy like they do in the united states of america. it needed add two-thirds vote. john kerry was the champion who carried it on the floor in the house, in the senate and said come on. here is bob dole. he is here for a reason. >> that's why an 89-year-old veteran one week removed from bethesda naval hospital comes back to the senate on an early december day, because it matters. >
this treaty, united nation's treaty. it does nothing -- doesn't change any existing law, doesn't give it any authority at all in the united states. it doesn't make any new laws in the united states. all the treaty says get this it encourages other nations to give staled people the same rights that they enjoy in the united states. they enjoy in the united states under the americans with disabilities acts with 1990, which bob dole championed and george h.w. bush signed into law. it's a great law...
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for a meeting of the united nations but he didn't go directly to the united nations. instead, he went directly to the studios of abc and taped a session of "the view." while holding zero one on one meetings with foreign leaders. does he have his priorities straight or was that a big mistake? we'll knock that around a little bit. and a whole lot more here on the "full court press." but first today's latest, we start out with a current news update lisa ferguson standing by in los angeles. hi lisa, it's all yours. >> hey bill, good morning everyone. we're starting to hear a little bit more from mitt romney on taxes. more on his own tax returns from 2011 and more on his tax plan for the rest of america. but talking points memo is pointing out this morning the more details romney reveals about his tax plan, the more obvious it becomes that it is mathematically impossible. recently on "60 minutes," romney claimed that by cutting tax rates and closing loopholes tax burdens would stay the same for the rich and would go down for the middle class all without raising the deficit
for a meeting of the united nations but he didn't go directly to the united nations. instead, he went directly to the studios of abc and taped a session of "the view." while holding zero one on one meetings with foreign leaders. does he have his priorities straight or was that a big mistake? we'll knock that around a little bit. and a whole lot more here on the "full court press." but first today's latest, we start out with a current news update lisa ferguson standing by in...
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she's still our representative to the united nations. so while we're talking this foolishness about her appearance on a tv talk show, what signal is that sending to the rest of the world? i do think they've got themselves backed in a corner now. i think the other agenda going on is the senate race. so i think that it needs to stop. i hope it will today. i know she's back on the hill again today. >> bill: she is. first of all, it is unfair at so many levels. i think it is sexist and racist. ambassador to the united nations, god knows is not responsible for security. embassies and consulates around the world number one. we talked about this earlier. number two, all she did in her appearance on the sunday shows and in her testimony right after the incident in benghazi on the hill was say here is what our intelligence agencies are telling us at this point. we don't know everything about it yet. you know. and that's -- that's kind of classic. you never know, right? immediately, all of the facts. >> but also petraeus, when he was on the hill a
she's still our representative to the united nations. so while we're talking this foolishness about her appearance on a tv talk show, what signal is that sending to the rest of the world? i do think they've got themselves backed in a corner now. i think the other agenda going on is the senate race. so i think that it needs to stop. i hope it will today. i know she's back on the hill again today. >> bill: she is. first of all, it is unfair at so many levels. i think it is sexist and...
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president obama starting at the house with and then going to the united nations today to meet with world leaders and also to tape an appearance on "the view." mitt romney releasing his tax returns for one more year -- one more year of tax returns i should say on friday. and joe biden popping up in every diner and coffee shop he can find. it's a busy monday morning. congress out of time, so we'll bring you up to date on what they didn't get done before they left and involve you and give you a chance to sound off. wherever you have to be in this great land of ours thank you for joining us. and now our crew. they want to keep our mountains beautiful. people throwing trash out on the side of the road, that ain't right. that ain't right. they said in their statement here. and they insist they're not racist. we just want to be with white people. only. but they're not racist. >> dude, i ain't racist. i just don't like black people. >> bill: they're white and proud and they don't want black people around. >> bill, you ever try to drive a car with one of them hoods on. >> bill: what do you think?
president obama starting at the house with and then going to the united nations today to meet with world leaders and also to tape an appearance on "the view." mitt romney releasing his tax returns for one more year -- one more year of tax returns i should say on friday. and joe biden popping up in every diner and coffee shop he can find. it's a busy monday morning. congress out of time, so we'll bring you up to date on what they didn't get done before they left and involve you and...
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she's done a great job i think for us at the united nations. she's fought tirelessly for america's interests in very difficult times. when the united nations is a place where we often face significant challenges. and i understand that there was a lot of concern and anger initially about benghazi and about what happened and about the differences and reports but as this has been peeled back and more and more of the details have come out as best as i can make sense of it, the persistent criticism of her is that she represented the administration, went on talking -- went on different talk shows and went different radio shows and presented it based on intelligence she was given. this is far from the first time that a secretary of state u.n. ambassador has been given bad intelligence and repeated it publicly and why that makes her somehow unfit to serve as secretary of state is beyond me. in my view, if there's some unhappiness about the incidence in benghazi, some deep concern about security, there ought to be a broad look into what happened. why fo
she's done a great job i think for us at the united nations. she's fought tirelessly for america's interests in very difficult times. when the united nations is a place where we often face significant challenges. and i understand that there was a lot of concern and anger initially about benghazi and about what happened and about the differences and reports but as this has been peeled back and more and more of the details have come out as best as i can make sense of it, the persistent criticism...
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she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. >> john: well-spoken. he came out a few minutes later and this, i guess would probably be the clip of the day yesterday where we saw the guy we voted for in 2008. >> obama: if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador? who had nothing to do with benghazi? and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence that she had received? and besmirch her reputation? it is outrageous. >> john: dan, it seems pretty open and shut to me. what's your take? >> absolutely. >> john: i don't know how you can argue this. i wonder if senator mccain and senator graham are doing this to put the president on defense during a week when he should be coasting and being happy. >> absolutely. they got smacked last week and they're looking for any way to stay in the headlines and they saw this as an opportunity. they saw a door opening
she has represented the united states and our interests in the united nations with skill and professionalism and toughness and grace. >> john: well-spoken. he came out a few minutes later and this, i guess would probably be the clip of the day yesterday where we saw the guy we voted for in 2008. >> obama: if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the...
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united nations. the u.s. voted against it for all of the wrong reasons, i believe, and the rebels in syria showing more and more strength and gaining more and more territory. we have a lot to talk about this morning. good to have you with us. don't forget, you can join the conversation any time at 866-55-press. on twitter@bp show on facebook facebook.com/billpressshow. and there is this great little fun thing called the chat room going on all through the next three hours. we go to current.com and click on the chat room. join other listeners on your local progressive talk radio station. talk about the issues we are talking about. there we go. team press put in a whole week. >> believe it or not. >> talking points this week. peter ogburn. >> all right. >> with sipcyprian bowlding. and he is still -- i know, you think he has spent six bucks yet. >> four bucks. i don't know. i don't know how he spent it. >> to dinner last night. >> could have bought a hot dog. can't even get a cup of coffee at starbucks.
united nations. the u.s. voted against it for all of the wrong reasons, i believe, and the rebels in syria showing more and more strength and gaining more and more territory. we have a lot to talk about this morning. good to have you with us. don't forget, you can join the conversation any time at 866-55-press. on twitter@bp show on facebook facebook.com/billpressshow. and there is this great little fun thing called the chat room going on all through the next three hours. we go to current.com...
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most of your leaders from around the world at the united nations general assembly and we'll take your calls and let us know how you feel about the issues of the day, 866-55-press. that's how you join the conversation, and join the team here. peter ogburn and dan henning of course and siprian bolding. with a very important now job now. he is probably going to live in one of though mansions. since the university is pretty far out there, he will probably have a helicopter. >> uh-huh. >> bill: we knew him when. when he had no voice. [ laughter ] >> bill: there was a little scare a couple of days ago when ann romney's plane had some electrical problem and smoke started filling the cabin and they were able to land and fortunately everybody was safe. but mitt romney had the answer for what they should have done. >> romney: i appreciate the fact she is on the ground, safe and sound, and -- [ applause ] >> romney: i don't think she knows just how worried some of us were. when you have a fire in an aircraft there is no place to go exactly. and you can't find any oxygen inside the aircraft becau
most of your leaders from around the world at the united nations general assembly and we'll take your calls and let us know how you feel about the issues of the day, 866-55-press. that's how you join the conversation, and join the team here. peter ogburn and dan henning of course and siprian bolding. with a very important now job now. he is probably going to live in one of though mansions. since the university is pretty far out there, he will probably have a helicopter. >> uh-huh....
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the united nations head of peacekeeping operations says otherwise. he says reports indicate government forces are now using armed helicopter did to fire on rebels and the u.n. says that children as young as 8 are being used as human shields. secretary of state clinton says russia is shipping the helicopters and other weaponry. the affirms are only being sent for self defense. this comes less than a week before president obama is scheduled to meet with russian president vladimir putin at a summit in mexico next monday and tuesday. george zimmerman's wife is charged with perjury for lying to the judge about how much money the two have. they booked her last night. she was released after posting a thousand dollars bond. you may remember at a court hearing in april, she and other family members testified that they had little money to pay to get george gymzimmerman out of jail. keeping that in mind, the judge set a bond at lower than expected. but authorities have since found out that the couple hid more than $130,000 they raised from zimmerman's defense w
the united nations head of peacekeeping operations says otherwise. he says reports indicate government forces are now using armed helicopter did to fire on rebels and the u.n. says that children as young as 8 are being used as human shields. secretary of state clinton says russia is shipping the helicopters and other weaponry. the affirms are only being sent for self defense. this comes less than a week before president obama is scheduled to meet with russian president vladimir putin at a...
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. >> that's one of the things we are trying to do is bring this to the united nation. >> dee calling from park forest illinois. hey, d. good morning. >> how do you spell her first name? >> medea medea-e-d-e-am-e-d-e-a. >> medea. okay. i had madea stitch stch. okay. >> >>ye yes, ma'am. i think that the government is just steadily going further enterand further into a fascist state. on on new years' eave, president obama signed what? the first authorization act when nobody was looking and now everybody is so corrupt in congress, they are taking the money for the drone manufacturers and adding a drone in every corner. >> i have to tell you thank you. who is building these drones? by the way? >> well there are some companies like general atomic based in southern california and big campaigns like ratheon and nor up there grummon and honey honeywell. everybody has a piece of the action. there are thousands of manufactures part of an association, a very strong lobby group that helped to create this drone caucus, that helped to right this legislation. so you do your research in any part of t
. >> that's one of the things we are trying to do is bring this to the united nation. >> dee calling from park forest illinois. hey, d. good morning. >> how do you spell her first name? >> medea medea-e-d-e-am-e-d-e-a. >> medea. okay. i had madea stitch stch. okay. >> >>ye yes, ma'am. i think that the government is just steadily going further enterand further into a fascist state. on on new years' eave, president obama signed what? the first...
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-- if we were to arm the opposition, are they united? do we know who they are? >> bing. that's exactly the problem. we know some of them. they're a diverse group. it is not like they all share the same values that we have. most of them, of course are opposed to the regime but some also support al-qaeda. some support more extreme sectarian causes. some are prodemocratic but they're scattered. we have army communities that have defected, squads, companies, that have defected. unclear what their political stance is. of course when you're talking about arming the opposition, you have to actually have people arm them so that means the presence of u.s. troops inside syria. >> bill: what do you believe that the options are? i was a little stunned last night watching abc news to hear christian amanpour i think stepping over the line from being a reporter to being a commentator, said that the only options left she said, she said the only options left were either arming the rebels or arming syria. >> i don't think that's true at all. there is a la
-- if we were to arm the opposition, are they united? do we know who they are? >> bing. that's exactly the problem. we know some of them. they're a diverse group. it is not like they all share the same values that we have. most of them, of course are opposed to the regime but some also support al-qaeda. some support more extreme sectarian causes. some are prodemocratic but they're scattered. we have army communities that have defected, squads, companies, that have defected. unclear what...
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. >> bill: on the 29th of november, president hasbas goes to the united nations seeking to be a state. >> as an observer state. not admitted to the un, but a step away from that. >> bill: and the united states opposes that. >> yes. >> bill: why? >> because of israel. we recognize that there has to be a two-state solution. >> bill: why shouldn't beapprove this resolution? >> basically the rationale is we want that recognition, but it has to be the result of a negotiation process and you can't unilaterally declare that. that's the position. >> bill: is it going to pass? >> i don't know. >> bill: can we veto it? >> no, it's a general assembly, so we can't veto it. so just majority vote it could pass. we'll see how they go this time. high-stakes poker. >> bill: indeed. joe, i want to ask you about the campaign to discredit susan rice lead by john mccain and lindsay graham -- >> who? >> bill: yes. [ laughter ] >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." ♪ going to do the young turks. i think the number one thing that viewers like about the young turks is that we're honest. they know tha
. >> bill: on the 29th of november, president hasbas goes to the united nations seeking to be a state. >> as an observer state. not admitted to the un, but a step away from that. >> bill: and the united states opposes that. >> yes. >> bill: why? >> because of israel. we recognize that there has to be a two-state solution. >> bill: why shouldn't beapprove this resolution? >> basically the rationale is we want that recognition, but it has to be the...
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here is a little clip from my favorite actor. >> the united nations demands that you come to new york and address them. >> so, we are going to america. >> and he came to america, of course. >> built by the blacks and owned by the chinese. he thought romney was the closest thing to a dicktateor if you can put the dog on top of the car, pretty soon you can put political principlesers on top of the car. have you seen the dictator? >> i have seen the dictator. i libeledked it. yes love it. >> did it live up to borat? >> it's different from borat and bruno in that it's fully discriminated. in some ways, i like that better. there was something about borat an especially bruno where the fight was sort of mean-spiritedness to them, in the latter parts. sort of one thing making fun of celebrities but in both cases, he leads with that and sort of deinvolves into making fun of the rubes and calling out people who are homophobes or ignorant. there is something that bothered me a little bit about that. i was looking forward to see him doing a fullly-scripted movie. the truth is it's not the same ki
here is a little clip from my favorite actor. >> the united nations demands that you come to new york and address them. >> so, we are going to america. >> and he came to america, of course. >> built by the blacks and owned by the chinese. he thought romney was the closest thing to a dicktateor if you can put the dog on top of the car, pretty soon you can put political principlesers on top of the car. have you seen the dictator? >> i have seen the dictator. i...
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nations. which i think starts next week. no meeting has been arranged between the president and prime minister netanyahu even though they have met countless times here in washington. so fox put up a picture of president obama sitting down with a pirate saying oh, he's got time to meet with a pirate but no time to meet with netanyahu and indicated that this meeting with the president and the pirate had taken place -- when did they say? >> that day. yesterday. in honor of talk like a pirate day. >> bill: somehow i missed talk like a pirate day. >> i did too. this is the bounty of the internet gives us talk like a pirate day. >> bill: all right. what was the truth about this photo? >> the truth about the photo -- the story is apparently somebody found out it was at the white house or the campaign found out it was talk like a pirate day. they tweeted thought photo but the photo is from 2009. and but it's the photo of president obama and the pirate in full regalia. hook parrot. eye patch everything
nations. which i think starts next week. no meeting has been arranged between the president and prime minister netanyahu even though they have met countless times here in washington. so fox put up a picture of president obama sitting down with a pirate saying oh, he's got time to meet with a pirate but no time to meet with netanyahu and indicated that this meeting with the president and the pirate had taken place -- when did they say? >> that day. yesterday. in honor of talk like a pirate...
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of course, frankly neither senator mccaskill nor joe donnelly got the now united nations now endorsement. we're eager to work with senator mccaskill. i'm thrilled with the new makeup of the senate. we now have 20 jim in the senate. that's not a big improvement. from the 17 we had before. but it's fascinating to me that of the 20 women we have -- >> bill: if i can interrupt you. harry reid said when he came to the senate, there was one. barbara mick ulky. we have -- barbara mikulski. we have come a long way. >> i have been told it takes about 30 to 35%. now there's new study out that suggests it is 50%. to have a real impact. but what i expect to begin seeing is some common sense policy that will actually move our country more toward spending on socially productive things like education and healthcare and social work. the kinds of things that people who need a little bit of government assistance can -- less money spent on military hardware, on weapons systems those are deconstructive uses of our money. we need to have the wealthiest kicking in and paying their fair share which currently t
of course, frankly neither senator mccaskill nor joe donnelly got the now united nations now endorsement. we're eager to work with senator mccaskill. i'm thrilled with the new makeup of the senate. we now have 20 jim in the senate. that's not a big improvement. from the 17 we had before. but it's fascinating to me that of the 20 women we have -- >> bill: if i can interrupt you. harry reid said when he came to the senate, there was one. barbara mick ulky. we have -- barbara mikulski. we...
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the bottom line is that the supreme court of the united states, after all of this wrangling, all of this talk the supreme court, the nation's highest court, said that the affordable care act is constitutional. they upheld the entire law including the individual mandate by a 5-4 vote. it should have been unanimous. too close, but it went the right way, and that majority opinion, most was written by john roberts, himself, the chief justice. some people felt that anthony kennedy would write that opinion because he is the swing vote and roberts might go that way or might not. but it was roberts who led the way. you know the only wrinkle is and what threw people for a loop at first was that the court did say the commerce clause -- in other words, that the individual mandate was constitutional under the commerce clause. of course, no. we disagree with that. that was the main argument of the administration but their back-up argument, it is constitutional under the taxing power of the congress. said absolutely it is. john roberts, again, writing the majority opinion. you can't deny it. shortly a
the bottom line is that the supreme court of the united states, after all of this wrangling, all of this talk the supreme court, the nation's highest court, said that the affordable care act is constitutional. they upheld the entire law including the individual mandate by a 5-4 vote. it should have been unanimous. too close, but it went the right way, and that majority opinion, most was written by john roberts, himself, the chief justice. some people felt that anthony kennedy would write that...
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i would really love to see her join the ranks of the united states senate and get rid of scott brown. 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: it is d-day for healthcare at the supreme court here in washington, d.c. three hours from now we ought to know how they're going to slice that apple. nobody knows until then no matter what they tell you. hello, everybody. good morning. it is thursday, june 28. good to see you today. this is the "full court press." new progressive morning show on current tv. and on all of your local progressive talk stations all around the country. great to have you with us today on a big news day like today especially. and ready to take your calls standing by. 1-866-55-press. you can join the conversation any time. we'll be talking about not only the healthcare decision but another big vote here in the house of representatives today of all days. they're going to vote on whether or not to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. that vote today. so, we'
i would really love to see her join the ranks of the united states senate and get rid of scott brown. 1-866-55-press. >> announcer: broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv, this is the "bill press show." >> bill: it is d-day for healthcare at the supreme court here in washington, d.c. three hours from now we ought to know how they're going to slice that apple. nobody knows until then no matter what they tell you. hello, everybody. good morning. it is...
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capitol, and brought to you today by the united steelworkers and their international president. north america largest industrial union, representing over 1.2 million active and retired members. you can find out more about the great work that they are doing in this country, bringing the steal industry back to the united states at their website. on the road with mitt romney now in the lexington, kentucky ready to report on tonight's vice presidential debate, juana summers. >> good morning. >> bill: thank for joining us again. i have my nat's cap on this morning, and i'm sure you have yours on too. >> dirty secret, i am actually a huge cardinal's fan. >> bill: good-bye juana. [ laughter ] >> bill: get ready to be embarrassed letter today. on the road with mitt romney. did he give a lift out of last week's performance. >> people really believe these changes in the polls we have seen are going to last and mitt romney effectively took down the president and showed the real contrast between the two of them. and they are expecting that to continue tonight. he has done a little bit of de
capitol, and brought to you today by the united steelworkers and their international president. north america largest industrial union, representing over 1.2 million active and retired members. you can find out more about the great work that they are doing in this country, bringing the steal industry back to the united states at their website. on the road with mitt romney now in the lexington, kentucky ready to report on tonight's vice presidential debate, juana summers. >> good morning....
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capitol. >> that's where you loopedfind us on capitol hill six blocks from the united states capitol building and six metro stops from the white house. we have it covered here in washington, bringing you the stories here from our nation's capitol around the world and around the groen. good to see you. we will take your called at 866-55-press, very pleased to welcome into the studio hear this hour a good friend a neighbor on capitol hill doing a great job representing the people of connecticut's third congressional district, congress woman rosa delaro. >> it's rosa. good morning. it's wonderful to see you bill and dan. it's great to be here. >> thank you for coming in and joining the team this morning peter ogburn. >> good. >> and dan henning, current tv team and our videographer sipring there the man behind the camera. this is what the? next-to-the-last day before you go off on your brake? >> that's right. it is. we will wrap up sometime around 4:00 o'clock this afternoon. >> this afternoon? >> right. >> and then head out. >> was there any -- i want to ask you about this later. was t
capitol. >> that's where you loopedfind us on capitol hill six blocks from the united states capitol building and six metro stops from the white house. we have it covered here in washington, bringing you the stories here from our nation's capitol around the world and around the groen. good to see you. we will take your called at 866-55-press, very pleased to welcome into the studio hear this hour a good friend a neighbor on capitol hill doing a great job representing the people of...
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salads, sandwiches, and more. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting >> broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show". >> jim demint says he is resigning from the united states senate to take over the heritage foundation. i think there are even a lot of republicans who were glad to see him go. good morning, everybody. what do you say? it is friday december 7th. this is the full court press coming out to you life all the way across the great land of ours from coast to coat on your local progressive talk radio station if you are lucky enough to have one and on current tv. thank you so much for joining us. pardon me. i'm sorry. you can join the conversation a lot any time by giving us a call at 866-55-press an army of operators standing by to take your calls as we say. you can also follow us on twitter at bp show and on facebook. facebook.com/bill press show. you might have a hard time coming through this morning because we have not one but two guests. jake sherman with politico following what's the latest on the congress and particularly on
salads, sandwiches, and more. [ ♪ theme ♪ ] >> announcer: broadcasting >> broadcasting across the nation on your radio and on current tv this is "the bill press show". >> jim demint says he is resigning from the united states senate to take over the heritage foundation. i think there are even a lot of republicans who were glad to see him go. good morning, everybody. what do you say? it is friday december 7th. this is the full court press coming out to you life...
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. >> yeah, this is definitely unmatched in recorded history for the united states. it is not just that it was the warmest march on record. the -- the national oceanic and atmospheric administration released a bunch of amazing statistics. there were 15,000 warm temperature records broken in the month of march. half of them were daytime and half of them were nighttime. i mean this is the incredible thing. there were 21 instances where the nighttime temperature was warm or warmer than the hottest daytime record ever recorded at that particular location. >> bill: wow. >> it just really -- >> bill: the average temperature was like 8 or 9 degrees higher, right, than it normally is. >> it was about 8 degrees higher in the continental u.s. you know the most extreme weather ever recorded in the -- again in 100 -- over 100 years of recordkeeping. >> bill: we also -- this comes on top of, for most of the country, no winter right? we certainly here in d.c. didn't have a winter. >> absolutely. this is being called the year without a winter. and there was a connection because it
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whether it is happening here in our nation's capital where jamie diamond got the hero's welcome yesterday from the republicans in the united states senate whether it is happening down in greensboro north carolina, where, again john edwards got the good news yesterday the department of justice is not going to try a second trial in his case. or whether it is happening around the globe. where secretary of state hillary clinton warned us yesterday that russia is sending attack helicopters in to the assad government to use against its people. we'll tell you what's going on and give you a chance to weigh in and tell us what it means to you at 1-866-55-press. thanks for being with us this morning. good to see all of you and good to see team press here as always. peter ogborn. >> mr. press, how are you, sir? >> bill, good morning. >> bill: and cyprian bowlding. he gets the big wave. >> wow! [ laughter ] >> bill: didn't know that. >> for those of you listening carefully, you just heard cyprian. >> bill: that's as close as he gets to the microphone. big day. big day at the white house yesterday. ma
whether it is happening here in our nation's capital where jamie diamond got the hero's welcome yesterday from the republicans in the united states senate whether it is happening down in greensboro north carolina, where, again john edwards got the good news yesterday the department of justice is not going to try a second trial in his case. or whether it is happening around the globe. where secretary of state hillary clinton warned us yesterday that russia is sending attack helicopters in to the...
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we're coming to you live from our nation's capital washington, d.c. where we are right in the heart of the action on capitol hill, just down the street from the united states capitol building. not much going on here in washington these days. if the president comes back in town, it is usually only to spend the night and then he's back on the campaign trail as he was yesterday in virginia. what a quinky dink. romney and obama both in ohio on the same day and both in virginia this week on the same day. do you think they're coordinating their schedules? maybe they ought to ride on the same bus. make things a lot easier, wouldn't it? we've got lots and lots to talk about here on the "full court press" today and lots you'll want to call about at 1-866-55-press. that is our toll free number. peter ogborn and dan henning as always. team press here. >> happy friday. >> with cyprian bowlding on the cameras. >> nice to see you. >> bill: everything good. "saturday night live" had a lot of fun last night. they did a thursday special. they do this sometimes during
we're coming to you live from our nation's capital washington, d.c. where we are right in the heart of the action on capitol hill, just down the street from the united states capitol building. not much going on here in washington these days. if the president comes back in town, it is usually only to spend the night and then he's back on the campaign trail as he was yesterday in virginia. what a quinky dink. romney and obama both in ohio on the same day and both in virginia this week on the same...
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. >> obama: we are and forever will be the united states of america and together with your help and god's grace, we will continue our journey forward you and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth. thank you america. god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> bill: very great moment last night. peter, some important senate races, too. democrats had a good night in the u.s. senate. >> democrats had a great night in the senate. sherrod brown winner of ohio, our good friend. i know he's independent, but a democratic in our hearts. sanders winning vermont your former employer. elizabeth warren, big big win over scott brown in mass mis. they called that one early. we now have the first openly gay u.s. senator tammy baldwin was elected last night. >> bill: in wisconsin. >> in wisconsin. in virginia, tim cain over george allen. >> bill: big win. >> bill nelson in florida. >> bill: connie mack. >> just demolished him. joe donnelly over richard mourdoch. claire mccaskill over todd akin. in nevada right now they called it just a little while ago that the republi
. >> obama: we are and forever will be the united states of america and together with your help and god's grace, we will continue our journey forward you and remind the world just why it is that we live in the greatest nation on earth. thank you america. god bless you. [ cheers and applause ] >> bill: very great moment last night. peter, some important senate races, too. democrats had a good night in the u.s. senate. >> democrats had a great night in the senate. sherrod brown...
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we actually get most of ours from our own national forces along with canada and latin america. but iranian oil going off the world market would still affect gas prices here in the united states. one of the big goals for both candidates last night was steering the foreign policy debate toward domestic issues where americans can relate. we saw that with talks of the auto bailout teachers and unemployment rates and today the obama campaign is bringing the conversation back to big pictures here at home with this new ad. >> obama: here's my plan for the next four years. making education and training a national priority. building on our manufacturing boom. boosting american-made energy. >> the ad asks americans to compare the president's plan to mitt romney's and decide which is better for you. that one is airing in seven swing states. bill press is coming up again live after the break and we're live in chat, current.com/billpress. we have a big, big hour and the i.q. will go way up. how are you ever going to solve the problem if you don't look at all of the pieces? >>tv and radio ta
we actually get most of ours from our own national forces along with canada and latin america. but iranian oil going off the world market would still affect gas prices here in the united states. one of the big goals for both candidates last night was steering the foreign policy debate toward domestic issues where americans can relate. we saw that with talks of the auto bailout teachers and unemployment rates and today the obama campaign is bringing the conversation back to big pictures here at...
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united steel workers and their dynamic international president in the studio with us just a week or so ago, leo gerrard, united steel workers, the largest industrial union rep precepting over a million active and retired members chemical check out their website at usw, usw.org. well, we know the dates for the three presidential debates coming up in this election season. we also know the debates for the one vice presidential debate. what we haven't heard yet is when the new debate the latest debate will be is scheduled. this is a new and necessary debate. there will only be one person on stage. it will be paul ryan versus paul ryan because he has changed his mind already or tried to on so many topics. we don't know where paul ryan really stands from talking points memo. congressional correspondent, sahilltkapour has been talking about this issue and writing about it. he joins us on our line this morning. sahill, good morning. good to have you with us. >> good morning, bill. thanks for having me on. >> so let's start with -- i don't know where to start with paul ryan. let's start with
united steel workers and their dynamic international president in the studio with us just a week or so ago, leo gerrard, united steel workers, the largest industrial union rep precepting over a million active and retired members chemical check out their website at usw, usw.org. well, we know the dates for the three presidential debates coming up in this election season. we also know the debates for the one vice presidential debate. what we haven't heard yet is when the new debate the latest...
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bill richardson, the former ambassador of the united nations and secretary of energy. these are who the crop of candidates that president obama beat. >> i think if gary johnson had been allowed in those debates it would have been much more interesting. >> it would have been interesting to see what ron paul's philosophy looks like without crazy. >> you. >> and not to say that i don't think that the philosophy is crazy, but the presentation of the philosophy. >> half of it is very sane. half of it is beyond the democrats. i think that ron paul is one of the few people in congress to stand up and say that the iraq war was unconstitutional. it was. >> libertarianism is like the hold out spot for people who want to think that they're better than the democrats and conservatives. i'd like at this point, first of all, you're never going to elect a libertarian. second of all there's far more room to negotiate and soften your position in economics on the left than social issues on the right. >> yeah. >> anybody who is a libertarian in the republican party is not doing anything t
bill richardson, the former ambassador of the united nations and secretary of energy. these are who the crop of candidates that president obama beat. >> i think if gary johnson had been allowed in those debates it would have been much more interesting. >> it would have been interesting to see what ron paul's philosophy looks like without crazy. >> you. >> and not to say that i don't think that the philosophy is crazy, but the presentation of the philosophy. >> half...
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capitol where you will find us on capitol hill right down the street from the united states capitol building. take a look at the issues around the country and around the globe. of course, take your calls at 866-55-press. it is tuesday, you know the great book "tuesdays with morey." faiz shakir, at the center for american progress. >> i like that. >> tuesdays with faiz. >> thank you for having me back. i am four for four. you have been on the air for four weeks. i have been here four weeks. let's keep it going. >> it is a miracle. >> doing something right. >> what happened here? >> it's great. i hear the ratings are wonderful. of course they should because this is a great show to wake up. >> thank you. >> especially at this hour on tuesday mornings. >> yeah. hi everybody. >> and the check is in the mail. all right. and we have faiz here we need the rest of the team on the show here. >> we could leave. >> peter okay burn and dan henning and cyprian boulding. >> everybody faiz we had a great moment last night on national television. bob beckle who is the in-house liberal, of course, at
capitol where you will find us on capitol hill right down the street from the united states capitol building. take a look at the issues around the country and around the globe. of course, take your calls at 866-55-press. it is tuesday, you know the great book "tuesdays with morey." faiz shakir, at the center for american progress. >> i like that. >> tuesdays with faiz. >> thank you for having me back. i am four for four. you have been on the air for four weeks. i...
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capitol and our studio on capitol hill just down the street from the united states capitol building in the shadow of the capitol dome. i know you want to get right into the debate. we'll do that and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. for me, back from a quick overnight trip to san diego did a little debate with mike murphy in front of the american banker's association. thanks to john fugelsang for coming to fill in yesterday and good to be back with you and with the whole team here, peter hello. >> hey hey! >> dan running the board this morning with phil. >> good morning. >> handling the phones and cyprian on the cameras and here we are. how about it. boy, san diego's a beautiful town. >> that's what i've heard. >> never been there? >> i've never been to santiago. >> san diego. that's a different place. it's just a great town. it's beautiful and the weather is perfect. i've lived almost everywhere in california but canned craig, love going there but i could never live there because i would just drop out. i'd get me a little sailboat and that would be the last you heard. >> don't you
capitol and our studio on capitol hill just down the street from the united states capitol building in the shadow of the capitol dome. i know you want to get right into the debate. we'll do that and take your calls at 1-866-55-press. for me, back from a quick overnight trip to san diego did a little debate with mike murphy in front of the american banker's association. thanks to john fugelsang for coming to fill in yesterday and good to be back with you and with the whole team here, peter...
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this is the bill press show. >> you want to see the impact of citizens united? look at wisconsin yesterday. yeah. you can buy an election. what do you say? hello, everybody. happy wednesday june 6th. this is the full court press coming to you live on your local progressive talk radio station all around the country and, of course, in every corner of this great land of ours coming to you live on current tv. your new progressive morning show on current tv, good to be with you and so great to have you join us this morning. if you want to know what's going on and you want to talk about what it means to you, this is the only place to go in the morning, your one progressive morning show anywhere in the country. and you can join the conversation by giving us a call at 866-55-press. 866-55, that is, 77377. so much to talk about today. particularly at examining every angle, what happened in wisconsin yesterday. and we will bring you up to date on the news here from our nation's capitol, around the country and around the globe with the help today of one of the great report
this is the bill press show. >> you want to see the impact of citizens united? look at wisconsin yesterday. yeah. you can buy an election. what do you say? hello, everybody. happy wednesday june 6th. this is the full court press coming to you live on your local progressive talk radio station all around the country and, of course, in every corner of this great land of ours coming to you live on current tv. your new progressive morning show on current tv, good to be with you and so great to...
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studio/radio studio and book factory right on capitol hill just down the street from the united states capitol building. great to see you today. thank you for joining us. you know you can join the conversation at any time. love to here from you at 866-55-press. >> that's our toll-free number. 866-55-77377. thank you again for joining us. a big good morning to you and to our team press peter ogburn. team press peter okay burn and dan henning and cyprian and celebrate a milestone of sorts. this is the end of our fourth week on current tv. >> yeah. >> and so far as i know, we still have a job. hey. >> back on monday. >> miracles never cease. right? >> we haven't screwed up too bad, i don't think. i don't think. >> i don't think. >> no news is good news. >> right. >> we will take it. >> all right. we will take it indeed. it's great fun to be with you because we have a lot to core. yesterday, we marked the passing of the world's oldest teenager dick clark another great entertainer past yesterday lavonne helm from the band. >> which band? >> the band. >> right. this is one of the greatest so
studio/radio studio and book factory right on capitol hill just down the street from the united states capitol building. great to see you today. thank you for joining us. you know you can join the conversation at any time. love to here from you at 866-55-press. >> that's our toll-free number. 866-55-77377. thank you again for joining us. a big good morning to you and to our team press peter ogburn. team press peter okay burn and dan henning and cyprian and celebrate a milestone of sorts....
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debt and after they ran it up high enough, they would say oh my god, look at this national debt. we can't do this. they'll try to kill social security, medicare and everything they've always wanted to kill in the first place. basically a conspiracy leaving our national security at risk. >> bill: well, you know, that was a david stockman theory, right, who was reagan's budget director, omb director. and i'm just blanking a little bit. i think his phrase for it was feed the beast right? which was just as you say -- [ ♪ theme music ♪ ] >> this is the full court press. the bill press show live on your radio and on current tv. >> you bet it is. 33 minutes now after the hour. it is the full court press on this monday, june 18th, brought to you today by the international international association of machinists. good men and women of the machinists union under president tom buffenbarger. for more information, visit their website at go iam, goiam.org. ed smith, the president of eulico is going to be along a little later to talk about exciting things happening in the labor movement. ri
debt and after they ran it up high enough, they would say oh my god, look at this national debt. we can't do this. they'll try to kill social security, medicare and everything they've always wanted to kill in the first place. basically a conspiracy leaving our national security at risk. >> bill: well, you know, that was a david stockman theory, right, who was reagan's budget director, omb director. and i'm just blanking a little bit. i think his phrase for it was feed the beast right?...
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there has been an effort to enlarge and unite the coalition of free syrian forces, national coalition -- britain has recognized a group. france has recognized a group. it looks like next week the u.s. will recognize it. this will allow us to send more aid primarily humanitarian but also likely given where we are increased military aid to them which is now going through third parties like qatr. the bad news is these groups run the spectrum. they include al-qaeda-like forces. so two of the military bases that have fallen in recent weeks, two rebel forces have fallen to al-qaeda-like militias who have taken over. so unfortunately, what you're likely to see is after assad falls, then the real chaos begins. then you'll see fighting between the militia groups, some of which are definitely opposed to the united states and everything we stand for. >> bill: there is enough of a core, you believe? >> so that's the game right now. can you beef up those? can you increase those. so you actually -- i'm not making this up. you actually have diplomats from europe going to the syrian border, in some c
there has been an effort to enlarge and unite the coalition of free syrian forces, national coalition -- britain has recognized a group. france has recognized a group. it looks like next week the u.s. will recognize it. this will allow us to send more aid primarily humanitarian but also likely given where we are increased military aid to them which is now going through third parties like qatr. the bad news is these groups run the spectrum. they include al-qaeda-like forces. so two of the...
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we have got a lot to talk about, yes, indeed in the nation's capitol. fall democrats falling all over themselves criticizing president obama because he dares talk about bain capital. the catholic byrnes at it suing the obama administration, cardinal doe lens saying the cath /* obama administration. disney hiring 1 ,000 veterans. lots we want to talk about and lots you will want to comment on. give us a call at 866-55-press. love to hear from you wherever you happen to be in this great land of ours. peter okay burn, sipcyprian boulding. >> nice to see you. >> stop complaining. >> who is complaining. i am happy to be here. >> by the way, if you ever get in trouble, you know, and you need some help somebody, you call 911. right? >> it. at 911, there is also the operator standing by, ready to find out who to dispatch: ambulance, fire truck, police car, whoever it is but there is one requirement for the 9-1-1 operator that in this case didn't seem to be there. >> could you send an ambulance or anything right now? the guy is asleep. >> no doubt about it man.
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we're coming to you live from our nation's capital down the street from the united states capitol building bringing you the news of the day here in washington, d.c. some update on the drought yesterday but no warning at all about whether this might have something to do with climate change and global warming. other parts of the country -- george zimmerman giving a first interview post being accused of second-degree murder appearing on fox news last night for one whole hour and around the globe in syria just a stunning coup on the part of the opposition to assad's government, assassinating three of his top leaders inside the presidential compound of one of the most secure rooms in syria which just shows how close president assad and his government is to toppling and falling. we'll cover it all. cover the entire waterfront today and give you a chance to weigh in on the issues of the day by giving us a call at 1-866-55-press. team press here ready to serve you. peter ogborn and dan henning. >> hey hey. >> bill, good morning. >> bill: good morning. mr. strasburg here joining us? >> no. i'm goin
we're coming to you live from our nation's capital down the street from the united states capitol building bringing you the news of the day here in washington, d.c. some update on the drought yesterday but no warning at all about whether this might have something to do with climate change and global warming. other parts of the country -- george zimmerman giving a first interview post being accused of second-degree murder appearing on fox news last night for one whole hour and around the globe...
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coming to you live from our nation's capital, brought to you by the united steel workers and their great international president leo girard. the usw, north america's largest industrial union representing over 1.2 million active and retired members. you can find out more about their good work at usw.org. we're so pleased to welcome into the studio here for the last couple of segments here on thursday morning senator jeanne shaheen representing the state of new hampshire and really working hard for all americans in the united states senate. good to see you, senator. >> great to be here. >> bill: we have with us as a friend of bill this hour from politico, covering the white house and the congress, joe williams. joe, nice to have you still around. >> always. >> bill: so senator, let's start with the house of representatives last night voting 222-205 for the violence against women act. they didn't quite do what the senate did on the violence against women act. >> sadly, they did not extend coverage to a number of women who it's been clear over recent years needed to be included so gay and le
coming to you live from our nation's capital, brought to you by the united steel workers and their great international president leo girard. the usw, north america's largest industrial union representing over 1.2 million active and retired members. you can find out more about their good work at usw.org. we're so pleased to welcome into the studio here for the last couple of segments here on thursday morning senator jeanne shaheen representing the state of new hampshire and really working hard...
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we do not elect a president of the united states with a national popularity poll. we do not have a national referendum. we do it state by state. number two gallup, that particular poll, is only one of six daily national tracking polls, all of which are meaningless, but of the six gallup is the least trustworthy of all. nate silver who has the best site on "the new york times," what he calls a 538 site, analyzes and traction 136 different polls and he reports yesterday that the gallup poll is the least trustworthy of all 136. in the year 2000, in august, for example, they had george bush over al gore by 16 points. then in september, they had al gore up over george bush by 10 points. then in september, they had george bush winning by 13 points, and of course, al gore ended up winning the election and then the supreme court gave it to george w. bush. so gallup's record is horrible. most pollsters just dismiss him. i know for a fact that the obama campaign don't pay any attention to it. if you look at what really, really does count, we elect the president in the electo
we do not elect a president of the united states with a national popularity poll. we do not have a national referendum. we do it state by state. number two gallup, that particular poll, is only one of six daily national tracking polls, all of which are meaningless, but of the six gallup is the least trustworthy of all. nate silver who has the best site on "the new york times," what he calls a 538 site, analyzes and traction 136 different polls and he reports yesterday that the gallup...
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tom harkin from iowa one of the biggest liberals and proud of it in the united states senate will be joining us here at the top of the hour today. eric alterman from the national magazine got a new book, "the history of liberalism" in this current tree and brad woodhouse, communications director for the democratic national committee. what a line-up. whoa. but first. >> this is the full court press. >> two days out from the white house correspondent's dinner. >> more guests? >> yes. kim car dashian will be back at the dinner saturday night. she is coming as a guest of fox news corning to the washington examiner. she will be there with her mom, chris generaler. they are attending with glee morrison true blood star and omarepps and tony romo. >> i want to say this as a member of the white house correspondent's association. somebody goes to the briefing every day as a working reporter this dinner is a colossal embarrassment. colossal embarrassment. the senior reporter at the whitehouse, those who cover the white house will have a dinner to celebrate and have a good time and celebrate our
tom harkin from iowa one of the biggest liberals and proud of it in the united states senate will be joining us here at the top of the hour today. eric alterman from the national magazine got a new book, "the history of liberalism" in this current tree and brad woodhouse, communications director for the democratic national committee. what a line-up. whoa. but first. >> this is the full court press. >> two days out from the white house correspondent's dinner. >> more...
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of the united states. >> he said he would fully support and romney backed upset he would fully support any action israel felt it had to take to protect itself against iran, which i think is a pretty serious comment and something that we ought to really pay attention to because no doubt about it. what mitt romney is saying, you know, president obama, the difference is, president obama has said we will not letvan develop a nuclear weapon. we won't let them get there. we will do everything we can to let them get there and not to let them get there, including he is not taking the military option off of the table but that comes at the end of sanctions and diplomatic efforts and getting russia and others to put the screws on iran. the president had united the world community on the sanctions against iran except for russia. the military option is on the table. at the end of the road. what romney is saying is we are not going to let iran develop a nukelar weapon, but the military option is right at the front right up front. that's where we start. like john mccain, bomb bomb, bomb, bomb iran. p
of the united states. >> he said he would fully support and romney backed upset he would fully support any action israel felt it had to take to protect itself against iran, which i think is a pretty serious comment and something that we ought to really pay attention to because no doubt about it. what mitt romney is saying, you know, president obama, the difference is, president obama has said we will not letvan develop a nuclear weapon. we won't let them get there. we will do everything...
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the "full court press" coming to you live from our nation's capital. brought to you today by the united steelworkers and their great international president leo girard. the united steelworkers, good men and women of the united steelworkers under president girard, north america's largest industrial union representing 1.2 million active and retired members. find out more at usw.org. we're taking your calls about drug companies some of their practices, particularly advertising on television. to lure us into going to the doctor and demanding a certain drug, prescription drug rather than just going to the doctor and saying hey here's the problem i got. what do you prescribe? glaxosmithkline getting fined $3 billion for misrepresenting the effects of various drugs that they manufacture. they paid that fine yesterday admitted to criminal charges. your comments at 1-866-55-press. first we take a little time off to discuss something very important to all americans these days. something that has impacted all of us. two million americans still out of power as a r
the "full court press" coming to you live from our nation's capital. brought to you today by the united steelworkers and their great international president leo girard. the united steelworkers, good men and women of the united steelworkers under president girard, north america's largest industrial union representing 1.2 million active and retired members. find out more at usw.org. we're taking your calls about drug companies some of their practices, particularly advertising on...
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they now say that climate change is a national security threat. i'm talking about the pentagon. so they have plans. they are very worried about this, if you don't think this is serious, you go to the e-ring of the pentagon and ask them. >> that's very interesting. >> paul brandeis you can follow him on twitter at west wing report, and thousands and thousands of people do. another area in which there is surprisingly no action is the issue of gun control. as you pointed out it's ironic because they have done pretty well for the last few years. >> i think pretty well is an understatement. when obama was sworn in in 2009 -- these are the gun industry's own figures, when he was sworn in it was a $19 billion industry. last year it was a $31 billion industry. employment in the firearms industry is up 30%. again, that is an industry figure. so the rest of the country may be struggling but the gun industry is doing pretty good. >> why is that because of the fear -- or -- put out by the nra that obama is going to take your guns away, so there have people are buying more guns? >> i think t
they now say that climate change is a national security threat. i'm talking about the pentagon. so they have plans. they are very worried about this, if you don't think this is serious, you go to the e-ring of the pentagon and ask them. >> that's very interesting. >> paul brandeis you can follow him on twitter at west wing report, and thousands and thousands of people do. another area in which there is surprisingly no action is the issue of gun control. as you pointed out it's...
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psyche. >> in 2012 the largest fossil fuel producer on the planet is the united states. we're talking about pulling, coal oil, natural gas out of the planet. the united states is the third-largest oil producer in the world, and we're the second-largest coal producer so when you convert that into btu and put it all together there is no other country on earth that produces more. remember, oil is trading at what, 90 $95 a barrel. you do the math. that's a lot of oil being produced on a daily basis. so we have the fossil-fuel industry that doesn't exist in other countries, for example, germany. germany has had stronger gdp growth in the united states. they have 630% more installed solar capacity than in the united states, and in may of this year germany produced half of its electricity needs from solar. >> john: now why? why are our european friends so far ahead of us on this? >> because you don't have the end -- en trenched interest groups. it makes getting room for come feeting superior technologies like renewables a little bit more difficult -- >> john: so there is not a
psyche. >> in 2012 the largest fossil fuel producer on the planet is the united states. we're talking about pulling, coal oil, natural gas out of the planet. the united states is the third-largest oil producer in the world, and we're the second-largest coal producer so when you convert that into btu and put it all together there is no other country on earth that produces more. remember, oil is trading at what, 90 $95 a barrel. you do the math. that's a lot of oil being produced on a daily...
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we cover the robust politics of boston and massachusetts and the united states, the nation and here in the capitol, we have a six-person bureau. we cover it from, you know an ideological point of view. what are people saying? we do investigative stories. our reader ship in boston are political jumpingies. they love politics, the hew and cry of politics. we cover it from its entertaining as well. it's interesting. it's absorbing. we have tons and tons of political coverage in the globe. >> that's what we do well and we are proud of it. >> you have been covering mitt romney for a long time former governor of massachusetts. have you seen him evolve at all, or is his campaign significantly different from his gubernatorial campaign? >> absolutely. i think, us, he is definitely in many respects, i would say he is a better candidate. one of the things i have noticed is the access to the candidate is a lot less than it was back in those days. he is much more carefully managed. we don't get to talk to him. he doesn't give many press connellferences. it's a tightly controlled campaign as obama's
we cover the robust politics of boston and massachusetts and the united states, the nation and here in the capitol, we have a six-person bureau. we cover it from, you know an ideological point of view. what are people saying? we do investigative stories. our reader ship in boston are political jumpingies. they love politics, the hew and cry of politics. we cover it from its entertaining as well. it's interesting. it's absorbing. we have tons and tons of political coverage in the globe. >>...
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, democratic national chair, the head of jim messina president obama's campaign manager, david axelrod the president's political supporter. why? hilary rosen is right. ann romney never had to work and never had to worry. we'll get back to your calls at 866-55-press. but first, just a note and a reminder to you, if you're thinking about new blinds, new drapes, new shutters for your home, hey, now is the time to check out the blinds.com. we've heard about them. we tried them out. peter and i both very, very happy with the product. first of all the selection. tremendous selection of stuff. all kinds of colors, different shapes, different looks. depending on what you're looking for for your house and the prices are great and the service is just fabulous. that's what peter and i both discovered. and here is terry who e-mailed in. i first heard about blinds.com on the radio and thought hey why not check them out online. wow. from the best pricing to the next day delivery and the quality of the product, it was all great and in these days, says terry of declining customer service, high price a
, democratic national chair, the head of jim messina president obama's campaign manager, david axelrod the president's political supporter. why? hilary rosen is right. ann romney never had to work and never had to worry. we'll get back to your calls at 866-55-press. but first, just a note and a reminder to you, if you're thinking about new blinds, new drapes, new shutters for your home, hey, now is the time to check out the blinds.com. we've heard about them. we tried them out. peter and i both...
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., our nation's capitol, down the street from the united states capital building in the shadow of the capitol dome as we say. we will tell you what's happening here in washington, not much. around the country and around the globe and take your calls at 866-55-presses. good to see you today, and welcome back here at the top of this hour. good friend of the program and a great observer of the american economic economic/political scene author of the latest book, "pity the billionaire," thomas frank. >> great to be here. >> your earlier book "what's wrong with kansas"?" ? >> "what's the matter with kansas." same title. it's a long story. i will tell you some other time. do you want to hear that story? >> yeah. ? >> it comes from the title -- i didn't make up the title. it comes from a famous isessay from 1996 by a conservative, kansas was radical back then. he was like, what is going on here? >> what's the matter with kansas? >> yes. flip it. >> why the hell are these people -- still doing it -- voting against their own economic interests? >> that's right. that was his argument, too, but
., our nation's capitol, down the street from the united states capital building in the shadow of the capitol dome as we say. we will tell you what's happening here in washington, not much. around the country and around the globe and take your calls at 866-55-presses. good to see you today, and welcome back here at the top of this hour. good friend of the program and a great observer of the american economic economic/political scene author of the latest book, "pity the billionaire,"...
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here, we are coming to you life from our nation's capitol in our studio on capitol hill. it's the full court press brought to you today by the united steel workers and their international president, one and only leo gerard the united steel workers, the largest industrial union rep pretty senting over 1.2 million active and retired members. their website where you can find out more is usw.org. julie mason has her show every day on the podus channel, 124, called "press pool combat. she is a friend of bill. she is really a friend of bill. >> in truth, i am a friend of bill. i will declare it. >> bill: you may be sorry. joining us, another friend see him at the whitehouse, part of the white house correspondence association, chris geithner covers the lgbt issues for buzzfeed buzzfeed.com. good to see you. >> hey, bill. >> big news friday with this supreme court said it's interesting the "new york times" this morning points out that will the court waited decades in the civil rights era before jumping in to interracial marriage and yet this court hasn't waited at all. they jumpe
here, we are coming to you life from our nation's capitol in our studio on capitol hill. it's the full court press brought to you today by the united steel workers and their international president, one and only leo gerard the united steel workers, the largest industrial union rep pretty senting over 1.2 million active and retired members. their website where you can find out more is usw.org. julie mason has her show every day on the podus channel, 124, called "press pool combat. she is a...
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nation on earth. god bless you. god bless america. >> all right. indeed. president obama on fire there yesterday in nevada. two more key states. two more swing states. the president is taking nothing for granted. he is working his butt off, on the road, on the campaign trail at least a couple of days every week. again, yesterday in ohio and nevada and he ends up in new york city tonight. we will tell you more about that a little bit later. emily's list coming up next. >> this is "the bill press show" show." >>it's the place where democracy is supposed to be the great equalizer, where your vote is worth just as much as donald trump's. we must save the country. it starts with you. >> this is the full court press, "the bill press show," live on your radio and on current tv. . >> all right. 33 minutes after the hour now. the full court press continuing on your local progressive talk radio station and on current tv coming to you live all the way across this great land of ours. coast to coast from our studi
nation on earth. god bless you. god bless america. >> all right. indeed. president obama on fire there yesterday in nevada. two more key states. two more swing states. the president is taking nothing for granted. he is working his butt off, on the road, on the campaign trail at least a couple of days every week. again, yesterday in ohio and nevada and he ends up in new york city tonight. we will tell you more about that a little bit later. emily's list coming up next. >> this is...
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i'm not sure if that's number one. >> bill: former solicitor general of the united states. >> absolutely. if we're going to go to the supreme court and argue this case, at the very least i am heartened by the fact that ted olson, who was a conservative lawyer who knows how to speak to the conservative justice disses on that court is going to be arguing that case. we want the best of the best. right now, we've got the best of best who are going to argue that case. >> bill: it will be interesting to see antonin scalia and ted olson you know -- battling it out. >> don't we wish we could have -- this is really -- of this generation, this is one of the most important sort of civil rights cases the supreme court will you know have considered in maybe decades. >> bill: i want you to speak more about that when we come back okay. i was going to ask you that question about how important this case really is. in terms of nationwide impact. kerry eleveld with us here in studio. talking about this major major move by the supreme court on marriage equality. how can they possibly rule against it under t
i'm not sure if that's number one. >> bill: former solicitor general of the united states. >> absolutely. if we're going to go to the supreme court and argue this case, at the very least i am heartened by the fact that ted olson, who was a conservative lawyer who knows how to speak to the conservative justice disses on that court is going to be arguing that case. we want the best of the best. right now, we've got the best of best who are going to argue that case. >> bill: it...
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the highest ranking jewish official in the united states. israel is certainly the biggest part of romney's national security platform. they didn't have him speak at the convention. it was a little jarring to see the republicans decide to stick to the domestic and not go -- >> bill: they might like to redo tampa you know. and learn from their mistakes. i'm not sure. john stanton from "buzzfeed." buzzfeed.com. your calls at 1-866-55-press. we'll be right back. >> announcer: this is the "bill press show." shortly, we'll join the president and the first lady on the south lawn of the white house. >> the president will be out shortly. we're now awaiting the moment of silence in honor of september 11th. [ bells tolling ] [jets flying over] ["taps" being played] ♪ >> that was the moment of silence at the white house in honor of the anniversary of september 11th. we'll be rejoining bill press momentarily. stay with us. >> the democrats on thursday -- not only did he hit him on national security, he hit him on the flip-flopping issue which was fasci
the highest ranking jewish official in the united states. israel is certainly the biggest part of romney's national security platform. they didn't have him speak at the convention. it was a little jarring to see the republicans decide to stick to the domestic and not go -- >> bill: they might like to redo tampa you know. and learn from their mistakes. i'm not sure. john stanton from "buzzfeed." buzzfeed.com. your calls at 1-866-55-press. we'll be right back. >> announcer:...
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factory on capitol hill down the street from the united states capitol building, in the shadow of the capitol dome six blocks from the capitol six metro stops from the white house. we have it covered bringing you the stories here from our nation's capitol around the country, around the globe and, of course, giving you a chance to talk about the issues. it's what we love about having, you know, so many progressive radio stations around the country and our new opportunity to join you on current tv. to get you involved in the conversation, give us a call at 866-55-press. 866--557377. a big good morning to all of you and to our team press here this morning. peter ogburn has flown the coop. dan henning ably standing in. >> hello there. >> steve hello? >> hello. hello. good bye goodbye. >> he is learning. >> siprian boulding our man behind the camera, handling the cameras and sending you the beautiful pictures from our studio out on current tv. so everything good? >> everything is great. it's friday. >> big plans for the weekend. >> big plans. i am a boater, a fan of chesapeake bay. the boa
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